Principal Program Quality Engineer

Job description

**Date Posted:**

2025-10-06
**Country:**

United States of America
**Location:**

AZ204: RMS Rita Road Bldg 9020 9000 South Rita Rd Building 9020, Tucson, AZ, 85747 USA
**Position Role Type:**

Hybrid
**U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:**

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.​
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance​
**Security Clearance:**

Secret - Current

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression.

We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat.

Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

Raytheon is seeking an onsite **Principal Program Quality Engineer** to join our JSOW Program.

The Principal Program Quality Engineer will provide quality engineering support and expertise to ensure compliance with contractual, company, and regulatory requirements.

The candidate must provide education and knowledge on the use of quality tools in the administration of the Quality System and apply quality engineering skills to develop and deploy effective methods for verifying and accepting processes and products.

The Principal Program Quality Engineer will use analytical tools and methods to: improve product design; minimize inspection; solve fabrication problems; complete such specialized quality functions as data preparation, analyses and reporting; develop techniques and methods; support process improvements; complete special investigations and audits; take preventative and corrective actions; support design reviews and audits to ensure that quality is engineered into the product; and develop product acceptance techniques and plans.

**This is an hybrid role located in Tucson, AZ.

The selected candidate will work on-site 2 to 3 days per week.**

**Relocation compensation will not be provided.**

**What You Will Do** :

+ Serve as a program quality liaison across customer organizations (Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and United States Government (USG)), as well as relevant factories and engineering labs as first point of contact for quality issues and concerns related to development and production products.
+ Collaborate with cross-functional teams and partner with program managers to define and implement quality improvement strategies.
+ Spearhead root cause analysis, facilitate corrective actions, and implement closed loop process controls to improve product/process predictability and capability.
+ Lead Material Review Board (MRB)
+ Support Supplier Quality and Supplier Engineering efforts to help ensure compliance to the Program Quality Plan.
+ Review and approve changes to the technical data package, assign actions when necessary, and complete actions in a timely manner when assigned.

This includes but is not limited to: Peer reviews, Engineering Review/Change Control Board (ERB/CCB) and/or Design reviews.
+ Implement and support product quality strategies using methodologies such as Six-Sigma, Lean, Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP).
+ Support, monitor and track execution of First Article Inspections for both supplier and factory parts
+ Support, monitor and track certification of special processes for supplier parts
+ Develop, refine and present metrics to drive improvement and behaviors
+ Travel expectation 10-25% if assigned.

**Qualifications You Must Have** :

+ Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and eight (8) years of experience in Quality, Supplier, and/or Manufacturing.
+ Working experience with technical data package interpretation, review (TDP) and document repository.
+ Working experience translating external and internal requirements and command media
+ Working experience with ISO9001 and/or AS9100 Quality Management Systems
+ Working experience overseeing teams in failure analysis, root cause analysis, corrective and preventative actions.
+ Experience exercising judgment and making decisions, with appropriate supervisory intervention, as an individual contributor in a dynamic team environment
+ Active and transferable Secret U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

**Qualifications We Prefer** :

+ Active Secret Clearance or higher.
+ Six Sigma (CSSGB, CSSBB or CMBB) and/or Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) from American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certification.
+ Experience writing and presenting complex presentations (reviews, corrective action boards, CoPQ reduction, etc.) and complex data to key stakeholders
+ Experience in managing by influence.
+ Experience in the discovery and resolution of issues associated with the development and implementation of operational programs and factories and/or supplier health development.
+ Experience with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)/AS9145 and utilizing resources such as Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Key Characteristics, Design Failure Modes, and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), Production Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) and/or Control Plans.
+ Experience with First Article Inspections per AS9102.
+ Experience using descriptive statistics and statistical control methodologies.
+ Experience applying industry technical standards e.g., ANSI, ASTM, etc.
+ Experience using Process Re-invention Integrating Systems for Manufacturing (PRISM) or SAP.
+ Experience facilitating cross-functional teams in systematic improvement activities (e.g., Six-Sigma, Lean Manufacturing).
+ Experience technically interfacing with various engineering disciplines.
+ Experience using interpersonal skills and working with customers, suppliers and in a team environment.
+ Experience applying sound judgment and resolution–making skills with appropriate supervisory intervention.
+ Experience using verbal and written communication, and networking skills.
+ Experience with Configuration Control System such as Common Product Data Management (cPDM).
+ Experience with Common As-Built Systems (CABS).
+ Experience Reviewing Statement of Work (SOW) and Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs)
+ Experience applying Purchase Order Quality Requirements (Q-Notes, STAMP).
+ Experience presenting, reviewing and/or approving changes through a formal Change Control Board (CCB).
+ Experience comprehending and translating system requirements as well as contractual requirements to ensure full compliance is flowed down through product, assembly, and test documentation.
+ Experience working as an individual contributor and in a dynamic team environment.
+ Experience with Customer Oriented Results and Excellence (CORE) or another Continuous Improvement Program.
+ Experience in risk mitigation and opportunity management.
+ Working experience using quality tools and resources such as 5S, Root Cause, Process Mapping, Lean Six Sigma (6Sigma).

**What We Offer** :

+ Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs.

Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance, and child/adult backup care.

**Learn More & Apply Now!**

Clearance Information: This position requires the eligibility to obtain a security clearance.

The Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process.

More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: https://www.state.gov/m/ds/clearances/c10978.htm

**Location**

Tucson, Arizona - https://jobs.raytheonmissilesanddefense.com/living-in-tucson

**_As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote._**

The salary range for this role is 101,000 USD - 203,000 USD.

The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels.
RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.

Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role.

If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted.

However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

_RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class.

RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act._

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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